Pakistan opposition alleges 'disrespect' shown to Karima Baloch's body; Pak Army panned

Opposition members in Pakistan Senate on Monday showed concern about alleged disrespect with which mortal remains of Baloch rights activist Karima Baloch were treated before she was laid to rest in Balochistan, as per Dawn's report. 

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Karima's bror Sameer Mehrab took to Twitter on Monday and said, "Pakistan’s army thought it was humiliating us today when it ordered our women, inste of men, to carry Karima’s coffin to grave. But I’m gl it was women. It’s symbolic. Karima struggled all her life for women’s empowerment. She would have been proud."

According to Dawn, Balochistan National Party-Mengal Senator Jahanzeb Jamaldini said that Karima's body h been "abducted" from airport and that one was allowed to accompany it to her native vill. He also said that several wanted to attend Karima's funeral in Balochistan but a curfew was imposed in Makran, and mobile networks were suspended. 

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Karima Baloch found de under mysterious circumstances

Karima's body was found de in Ontario Lake Toronto harbourfront a few weeks ago under mysterious circumstances. Toronto police on December 23, 2020, termed death of Karima Baloch a "n-criminal death", but family, friends, and her husband are demanding an independent inquiry into case.  law enforcement officers of Toronto h said that circumstances of incident h been investigated and “ foul play is suspected”. 

On December 29, Baloch National Movement (BNM) members in United States held a protest in front of Canian Embassy in Washington over death of Baloch in Toronto. Protestors me calls for justice and demanded a formal investigation into death of human rights activist who was missing since December 20 and h me many enemies in Pakistani dispensation for exposing its atrocities.

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Balochistan is a restive province where Pakistani Army is accused of indulging in gross human rights violations including abducting and killing of incents. Resource-rich Balochistan has been gripped by an insurgency for more than 15 years. Thousands of Baloch political activists in order to avoid persecution escaped from Balochistan and are compelled to seek asylum in European counties; journalists and human rights activists are among se asylum seekers.

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(With ANI Inputs)